Today’s Lie: You Can’t Afford Time Off

This happened to me recently, so I have to bet I’m not alone out there! I’ve got projects, I’ve got deadlines, I’ve got goals, I’ve got actions that must be done….so when I found myself with no BullBuster mojo, I fell into a slump. It went something like this:

“I mean, shit, I’m the BULLBuster, after all. How am I not busting my own bull, and why is it not happening faster? I don’t have time to be devoid of creative energy, I need to focus and get the job done, and get out there, and damn it, I gotta get it done right, and right now! Move it!“

All these negative thoughts of my lack of energy and mojo kept building on themselves. I tried to sit in front of the PC and make it happen. I stared at the screen and felt worse. I went to a networking event and got bored listening to myself talk. I thought about putting together a workshop and no inspiration came, I got on my weekly mastermind call and it seemed like every week I said, “I didn’t get anything done, let’s just skip me this week”….

And then it hit me! I was mojo-less, and trying to force the mojo, which was all because underneath that, I thought I would be a failure if I didn’t get my shit done immediately. Trying to force it was completely uninspiring because it kept me trapped in noticing what I lost, and that made me feel worse. Once I decided to accept that my lack of mojo pointed to a need to take a break, and actually TAKE it, I was more aligned within myself. That allowed me to drop everything, and be ok with it.

Instead of beating myself up, I slid into enjoying the present moment, and not worrying about the impact on my future. I skipped a blog post, and everyone survived! And, over time, my mojo came back! I realized that to try

and develop my business with no mojo would be disappointing to EVERYONE. I would be unhappy with my work, and my clients would end up disappointed because I didn’t give them my best. That wisdom served me well, because once my mojo came back, it informed and energized everything I touched.

So, if you’re out there realizing that you don’t quite feel yourself this week, or this month, try something new:

Be in the present and let go of the pressure to “do stuff without your mojo”

Realize that the world will not end if you take some time off to care for yourself

Focus on something that makes you happy, rather than on the lack of mojo. It’s counter-intuitive, I know, but letting your mojo find you is much quicker and uplifting than trying to force it!